UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 21, 2019
SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36894 | 20-5338862 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1 Hamada Street, Herziliya Pituach, Israel | 4673335 | |
(Address of Principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone number, including area code: 972 (9) 957-6620
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | SEDG | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
On August 20, 2019, SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Executive Employment Agreement with Mr. Uri Bechor, effective as of September 1, 2019 (the “Employment Agreement”) pursuant to which Mr. Bechor has joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Bechor, age 49, has served as Senior Vice President, Operations EMEA & Americas, since October 2017, and as Vice President, Global Operations, Europe of Flextronics International Ltd. from January 2014 until October 2017.
Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Bechor's annual base salary is approximately $430,000 and he will be eligible to receive an annual cash incentive compensation payment, which will be prorated based on the number of days actually worked in 2019. In addition, Mr. Bechor has received a sign-on payment of approximately $285,000 an initial grant of $850,000 of restricted stock units, which will vest quarterly over a four-year period. The Employment Agreement also provides for vacation, sick leave, payments to a pension and severance fund as well as an Israeli recreational fund and recuperation pay in accordance with Israeli law.
The foregoing summary of the Employment Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Employment Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Mr. Bechor does not have any family relationship with any of the Company’s executive officers or directors. Mr. Bechor is not a party to any transaction with the Company that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K.
9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |||
Date: August 21, 2019 | By: | /s/ Rachel Prishkolnik | |
Name: Title: | Rachel Prishkolnik General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |